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David McFadyen

@dave8001.bsky.social

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My views are my own. They do not necessarily reflect the opinions of any organisation I work for, nor any professional body of which I may be a member. (Insert sarcastic comment here) #StarTrek #BackToTheFuture Was/am @Dave8001 on X/Twitter

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David McFadyen @dave8001.bsky.social · Nov 22

Unless you have something specific to share or inform me about, can I ask that you avoid DM. I will happily respond to public replies.

If you message me with “Hi. How are you?” Or something. Unless I do know you - it will be an automatic block.

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David McFadyen @dave8001.bsky.social · 10h

It seems she’s been reported to Police Scotland. Whether or notnot she’s still in post, don’t know.

But, I accidentally cut the bit where the interviewer said: “Well, that’s a shame…. For you.”

David McFadyen @dave8001.bsky.social · 10h

Claire Mackie-Brown (Reform UK Councillor, Falkirk) is having a bit of a nightmare after her Reporting Scotland interview.

Can’t think why?

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David McFadyen @dave8001.bsky.social · 1d

For the record. As much as I like Taylor Swift, Kimberley Walsh will
always be the original “Showgirl” for me.

David McFadyen @dave8001.bsky.social · 5d

I don’t know if I watched the same video as this guy is going on about, but the one I watched wasn’t him having a pop at middle class white men, but having a go at racists.

As a middle class white man, I couldn’t disagree with a word the middle class white man said.

David McFadyen @dave8001.bsky.social · 6d

The quaint idea (from the person you’re replying to) that this was in America

David McFadyen @dave8001.bsky.social · 6d

Steve Jobs daughter is called Eve Jobs.

David McFadyen @dave8001.bsky.social · 10d

It’ll be interesting hearing Reform refer to themselves as just a fringe group for the next few days as they try to ridicule Labour’s “fight back” against them.

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David McFadyen @dave8001.bsky.social · 10d

……did you send this in by post?

David McFadyen @dave8001.bsky.social · 11d

Actually, Taylor Swift did a seance and brought the actual George Michael back to perform a song totally unrelated to the original George Michael song “Father Figure” In everything other than the name…..

It was probably a sample. 🙄

David McFadyen @dave8001.bsky.social · 12d

It’s a particularly depressing state of affairs when the most rational and balanced social commentary on Gaza has come from South Park.

David McFadyen @dave8001.bsky.social · 14d

I do fear that Qs prediction of “kill all the lawyers” and “rapid progress” is closer than ever.

David McFadyen @dave8001.bsky.social · 14d

The way to win against reactionism isn’t to become engage in equal levels of conspiratorial bullshit.

The murder/assassination of Charlie Kirk was live streamed to the entire world. They aren’t “hiding” anything about how he died.

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David McFadyen @dave8001.bsky.social · 15d

The reason they’re saying that Tylenol causes autism and not that Paracetamol causes autism is that Tylenol is a brand. They want you to still take paracetamol, just a brand that will make THEM money.

David McFadyen @dave8001.bsky.social · 16d

Good news is that you protected yourself against brain worms, and don’t have autism.

David McFadyen @dave8001.bsky.social · 16d

A taxi driver told me that Nigel Farage once asked him to stop by a park so that he could find some dog shit to eat on the rest of the journey.

It must’ve happened, as a taxi driver told me. That’s how this works now, isn’t it?

David McFadyen @dave8001.bsky.social · 16d

From memory, the cliffhanger and its success changed broadcast television forever.

Just a fantastic 90 minutes (or 2 hours if watching on commercial television) of TV.

David McFadyen @dave8001.bsky.social · 17d

And the science is clear that paracetamol does not cause autism. Xxxx

David McFadyen @dave8001.bsky.social · 17d

98% of people who had a bad day at work today ate cereal this morning. Breakfast is therefore responsible for people having bad days at work.

People need to stop confusing correlation with causation.

Tylenol

David McFadyen @dave8001.bsky.social · 17d

You should all go out and buy Piers Morgan “Woke is Dead”. Trust me, you’ll all thank me when the reactionaries that he’s pandering to create another toilet paper shortage you can use his book as a replacement.

David McFadyen @dave8001.bsky.social · 18d

For anybody who’s just heard of Tylenol in the UK wondering what it is, and concerned that it causes autism….. it’s a paracetamol brand.

It doesn’t cause autism. Listening to Robert F Kennedy does cause brain worms though.

David McFadyen @dave8001.bsky.social · 18d

You know that 40 isn’t pensioner age, yes?

David McFadyen @dave8001.bsky.social · 18d

The first part is a difficult question to answer on here, but the second part is easy: NO

David McFadyen @dave8001.bsky.social · 20d

Oh…. It’s the Joker…played by Timothée Chalamet.

David McFadyen @dave8001.bsky.social · 20d

It’s wonderful that they are out protecting women

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David McFadyen @dave8001.bsky.social · 21d

Depends what you (and they) mean by “favourite” and “celebrity”.